In: Accounting
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 Builder Products, Inc., manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May:  | 
| Production data: | ||
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   Pounds in process, May 1; materials 100% complete; conversion 90% complete  | 
77,000 | |
| Pounds started into production during May | 420,000 | |
| Pounds completed and transferred out | ? | |
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    Pounds in process, May 31: materials 80% complete; conversion 20% complete  | 
37,000 | |
| Cost data: | ||
| Work in process inventory, May 1: | ||
| Materials cost | $ | 130,300 | 
| Conversion cost | $ | 61,100 | 
| Cost added during May: | ||
| Materials cost | $ | 677,540 | 
| Conversion cost | $ | 336,190 | 
| The company uses the weighted-average method. | 
Flow of physical units of outflow -
| particulars | physcial units | material | conversion | 
| WIP, Beginning | 77000 | 100% | 90% | 
| units started into production | 420000 | ||
| Completed and transferred out | 460000 | ||
| WIP, Ending | 37000 | 80% | 20% | 
| particulars | material | conversion | |
| Beginning WIP Cost | 130300 | 61100 | |
| cost added during the month | 677540 | 336190 | |
| Total | 807840 | 397290 | 
| particulars | material | conversion | |
| Units completed and transferred out (physical unit*% of completion) | 460000 | 460000 | |
| WIP (Ending equivalent unit), (WIP ending physical unit*% of completion) | 29600 | 7400 | |
| Total Equivalent units | 489600 | 467400 | 
1.Computation of Equivalent units cost for Direct material and conversion costs -
| particulars | material | conversion | ||
| A | Total cost incurred done to date (May) | 807840 | 397290 | |
| B | Total Equivalent units | 489600 | 467400 | |
| C | Equivalent cost per unit (A/B) | 1.65 | 0.85 | 
2. Calculation of Equivalent cost per unit and assign cost to the units completed (and transferred out) and units in WIP -
| particulars | material | conversion | ||
| A | Total cost incurred done to date (May) | 807840 | 397290 | |
| B | Total Equivalent units | 489600 | 467400 | |
| C | Equivalent cost per unit (A/B) | 1.65 | 0.85 | |
| D | Units completed and transferred out | 460000 | 460000 | |
| Cost assigned to completed and transferred out units(C*D) | 759000 | 391000 | ||
| E | WIP, Ending Equivalent unit | 29600 | 7400 | |
| Cost assign to WIP, Ending units(C*E) | 48840 | 6290 |